Biographies

	Check out our Gale Virtual Reference Library for a variety of reputable biographical resources.
	These are 2 specific titles that are particularly useful for biographical information. UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography Encyclopedia of World Biography
	World Book an online encyclopedia with a wide selection of resources. For biographies check World Book Student.
	Classical Net contains brief biographical information on the classical composers.
	Sweet Searchis a new online source for Biographies.
	Infotopia/Biography Infotopia is an academic search engine. This link is to the biography section. Use this link to search all of Infotopia.
	Fact Monster Biographies
	Infoplease Biography Page
	Colonial Hall: The Biographies of the Founding Fathers
	Biography.com You can also do a search for videos on this page to see who they have videos on.
	Shmoop Biography
	Biographies from Who2
	Biography Resources at the Virtual Middle School Library

Additional Sources by Topic

African American Lives 2
Mathematician Biographies
America Writes for Kids Find information on current authors
Academy of American Poets
Supreme Court Justices
First Ladies
Living Composers Project
4000 Years of Women in Science
All About Authors
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Portraits of Presidents and First Ladies
TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World 2014
BBC Historic Figures
Academy of Achievement-"brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, the visionaries and the pioneers who helped shape our world."
Biography Center - searchable directory of brief biographies of famous and infamous people
World of Scientific Biography -